Chelsea head to the Riverside for the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough on Tuesday and ahead of the action, we’ve curated our best betting tips and predictions for the clash.
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Tue, 9 Jan 2024 , 20:00 GMT • Riverside Stadium • Carabao Cup
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Preview & Prediction (20:00 KO)
Off the back of a comfortable 4-0 victory over Preston North End last time out, Chelsea head up north to the Riverside Stadium to take on Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday evening.
Goals from Armando Broja, Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling and Enzo Fernandez were enough to see the Blues secure their third successive win across all competitions, and to book their place in the last-16 of the FA Cup where they’ll take on Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
The West Londoners now boast five wins from their last six matches, with their only loss coming away to Wolves on Christmas Eve, meanwhile ‘Boro come into this one off the back of two consecutive defeats in the Championship and the FA Cup.
Michael Carrick’s side were beaten 3-1 by Coventry in the second tier on New Year’s Day, less than a week after their shocking 1-0 defeat to relegation strugglers Rotherham, and they followed that up with a respectable narrow 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in football’s oldest competition on Saturday evening.
We at SportsLens anticipate a second successive defeat for the Riversiders against Premier League opposition on Tuesday evening, and we’re backing Mauricio Pochettino’s side to win by a comfortable margin to put themselves in good stead heading into the second leg in two weeks time.
Prediction: Middlesbrough 1-3 Chelsea
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Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Betting Tips
- Chelsea To Win & Both Teams To Score @ 2/1
- Armando Broja To Score Anytime @ 15/8
- Combined Bet Builder Odds @ 5/1
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Betting Tip 1: Chelsea To Win & Both Teams To Score @ 2/1
Our first tip for your Tuesday night Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Carabao Cup semi-final bet builder is to back the Blues to win and for both teams to score, priced by leading UK betting sites at 2/1.
Chelsea have won each of their last eight meetings dating all the way back to February 2007, with the most recent clash ending 2-0 in favour of the two time Champions League winners in last season’s FA Cup quarter-finals.
Although we anticipate that this record will be extended to nine straight wins, we don’t expect it to do so without the Blues conceding a goal at the Riverside. Middlesbrough have scored in six of their last eight matches across all competitions, while Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last five matches so we believe that there’ll be plenty of goals in this one.
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Betting Tip 2: Armando Broja To Score Anytime @ 15/8
Albanian striker Armando Broja bagged his first goal in over three months at the weekend, netting the opener in the 4-0 rout of Preston, and he looks set to lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino‘s side once more.
The 22-year-old has started in three of Chelsea’s last four matches in all competitions, and with Nicolas Jackson out of the picture due to his involvement at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal – Broja should be afforded an extended run of starts in the line-up.
Priced by leading UK bookmakers at 15/8, Broja can be backed to build on his second goal of the season at the weekend by scoring at anytime against Middlesbrough in the final four of the League Cup on Tuesday night.
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea Odds
- Match Odds: Middlesbrough: 5/1 | Draw: 10/3 | Chelsea: 8/15
- Total Goals: Over 2.5: 8/13 | Under 2.5: 5/4
- Both Teams To Score: Yes: 7/10 | No: 21/20
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